From 1747c6532823c8909149f31cfedfcfe3a18d4feb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "(quasar) nebula" Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:29:55 -0300 Subject: under the hat 2 --- album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) (limited to 'album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml') diff --git a/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml b/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml index 1ab4fe0b..3e6afb1e 100644 --- a/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml +++ b/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml @@ -1570,6 +1570,30 @@ URLs: Referenced Tracks: - track:three-in-the-morning --- +Track: Under The Hat (original) +Artists: +- Erik Scheele +Commentary: |- + Quasar Nebula: (wiki editor, 8/13/2025) + + Theoretial common root for the versions of this track released [[track:under-the-hat|on One Year Older]] and [[track:under-the-hat-lofam|on Land of Fans and Music]]. + + The booklet commentary on [[track:trollcops]] makes reference to a "fan music piece" called Under the Hat, and gives the impression that this track was publicly listenable, just unofficially/independently released or posted: + + > Also, it should be pointed out that in [[Trollcops (Radio Play)|the version with vocals]], there's a name drop of [[track:under-the-hat-lofam|the fan music piece]] that this is based off of. Yes, it takes this long to re-use things, sometimes. + + Meanwhile [the Tumblr commentary](https://jitmakesstuff.tumblr.com/post/5889719815/and-now-more-piano-recordings-so-i-discovered) for [[track:under-the-hat|the One Year Older version]], recorded either in May 2011 or some amount of time earlier, describes that arrangement this way: + + > In other words, it’s played plain, then with an improvised solo (that has some sucky bits), then through again with a little reprise. + + And *[[track:under-the-hat-lofam|the LOFAM commentary]]* describes the more energetic arrangement there, this way: + + > So this started off as some music for Dad. And then I was like "this isn't strife-y enough!" cause it was supposed to be strife-y and then this happened. Since it's supposed to be battle music and all, the more laid-back chill version wouldn't really work. + + So this track in particular - "original", which is an unofficial title we've given it - is a recording of the track before it had ever been arranged further, "laid-back" and "chill" and simply "played plain". + + We haven't found this track, but figure it's substantially older than March 2011. (Booklet commentary: "It takes this long to re-use things, sometimes.") +--- Track: The Undying Artists: - James Dever -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5